Combined protective enclosure and support for infants&#39; feeding bottles



Nov. 20, 1945. E. E. SILVERMAN ET AL 2,339,390 7 COMBINED PROTECTIVEENCLOSURE AND SUPPORT 4 FOR INFANTS FEEDING BOTTLES Filed Jan. 17, 19452 Sheets-Sheet 1 BY 61 217001 fi're eys m 12,,

Nov. 20, 1945.

E. E. SILVERMAN ET AL COMBINED PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE AND SUPPORT FORINFANTS FEEDING BOTTLES Filed Jan. 17, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 z/yaPatented Nov. 20, 1945 I COMBINED PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE SUPPORT FORINFANTS FEEDING BOT TLES Eli Silverman, Brooklyn, Y andi Marcus Greene,Caldwell, and Seymour Greenspan,

Newark, N. J.

pplication January 11, 1945, swarm-1573.190 a Claims. (01. sis- 11) Thisinvention relates to a novel combined protective enclosure and supportfor an infants feeding bottle.

The invention has for an object to provide an enveloping covering for aninfants feeding bottle in which the bottle with its food content may becarried about, and by which the bottle is protected against accidentalbreakage, while at the same time being substantially insulated againstthe effects of heat and cold, so that a proper temperature and conditionof the food content may be assured over a reasonable period Of time;said covering being also constructed in such novel manner that, Whenopened to give access to the bottle carried therein for administrationto the infant to be fed therefrom, parts of the covering may bepositioned and adjusted to support the bottle in an inclined position,so as to assure flow of the food content thereof to the feeding nipplewith which the bottle is equipped.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined enclosure andsupport for an infants feeding bottle which assures sanitary protectionthereof when carried about, and which includes a detachablesupplementary protective cap for the nipple of the bottle, whereby toassure cleanliness of the same until use thereof is desired.

Other objects of the invention, not at this time more particularlyenumerated, will be understood from the following detailed descriptionof the same. i

An illustrated embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which: Fig. l is a front elevational view of the novelcombined enclosure and support for an infants feeding bottle as arrangedto completely enclose and protect the same when not in use for feeding;and Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view, taken on line 2-2in Fig. 1, with the enclosed bottle and its nipple shown in elevation.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view, on e, somewhat reduced scale,showing the enclosure as preliminarily opened to give access to thenipple end or the bottle carried thereingFig. 4 is a similar view withopen portions of the enclosure parts folded upon themselves and disposedto support the bottle in an inclined feeding position; Fig. 5 is a sideelevational view with th enclosure parts disposed as arranged in Fig. 4;and Fig. 6 is a similar side elevational view with opened enclosureparts arranged to support the bottle in a more steeply inclined feedingposition.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the above describedviews, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawingsthe referencecharacter lo indicates-ta bottommember made of a rigid or substantially rigid -material; such e. g, as acircular wooden disc oi suitable thickness and diameter, and preferablyof a. diameter somewhatin excess of the diameter pi a-feeding bottle Bto be enveloped Icy-the enclosure. i

Suitably secured by itsbottom marginal per tions H to the periphery ofsaid bottom member W is a lower cover section C. I Said cover section Ccomprises. superposed inner and outer plies l2 and H of flexible andpreferably moisture-proof or. moisture resistant sheet material, such-e.g. as a rubberized textile rfabric. Between the. plies l2 and I3 isinserted; an inner filling of'padding and insulating material 14, such;e. -g.-as sheet asbestos or equivalent material. The cover bodystructure elements'thus provided and related are suitably securedtogether, as by stitching, or b any other suitable joining means.

Thecover section 0, as thus securedto the bottom member I0, extendsupwardly therefrom; and is of upwardly open cylindrical form," with-therespective vertical marginal portions ['5 and 16 thereof lapped one overthe other. The extreme height of said lower cover section C is sodimensioned as to terminate somewhat short of the nipple end of a'bottle B, when the latter is-deposited within said cover section.Preferably the top marginal edges of said 'cover section C are inclinedor diagonally extended from the medial portion of the body thereofdownwardly to the edges of the opposite vertical marginal portions I5and I6 respectively, whereby to accessibly ex pose the nipple end of abottle .3 deposited Within thecover section. The upper parts 'of saidlapped vertical marginal portions l5 and [6 are releasably securedin'closed together relation b3 661)- arable snap fastener means IT, orother suitable fastener means, which, when separated, permits parting ofsaid upper portions of the cover section 0, whereby to facilitate.insertion of a bottle B therein, or its removal therefrom;

Secured by stitching l8, or by any other suitable attaching or anchoringmeans, to the lower cover section C, at a point spaced substantiallyupward from the bottom and of'the latter and diametricallyopposite itslapped verticalmarginal portions l5-|6,- is the lower" end :portion ofan upper cover section C. Said upper-cover section C, like the lowercover section C, icomprises superposed inner and outer plies l9 .and 20of flexible and preferably moisture-proctor moisture resistant sheetmaterial, such e. g. as. a rubberized textile fabric. Between said pliesl9 lindrical form, when disposed inenclosingrelation to a bottle Bdeposited in the enclosure. Except at the limited point of attachment tothe cover section C, provided by theanchoring stitching l8, the bottommargins of said'coversection C are free, and consequentl bppositelaterally extending wings w of the cover section C' may clean andsanitary condition of the nipple member N, a supplementary nippleenveloping cap 28 is provided (see Fig. 1). This cap may be made ofglass or any other suitable and easily cleansible material, and is ofcup-like form, preferably tapering somewhat toward its closedend, sothat when its open end is telescoped over the nipple member N, "itswalls will fricti'onally'engage the base of the latter, so that the capis firmly but 'removably retained in sealed enclosing relation to saidnipple member, thus protecting the latter from soiling or' othercontamination.

After the bottle B has been entered in the lower cover section C, theupper cover section C is be folded around a bottle deposited within thelower cover section 0, so that the free verticalmarginal portions 22 and23 thereof meet in lapped relation one to the other, when closing saidlower cover section C These la ped marginal portions 22 and 23 canybereleasably se-' cured-in closed together relation by separable snapffastener means 24, which, when separated, permits the wings a; to beparted and outfolded to an extended position (see Fig; 3). The extremeheight of'the medial vertical portion of the upper covers'ection C issodimensioned as to terminate somewhat above or beyond'the nipple'end ofa'deposited bottleiB. Preferably the top marginal edges of the uppercover section C arelikewise inclined or diagonally extended from closedaround the projecting nipple end of said bottle and the .cap 28 appliedto the latter. Said cover section C is secured in such closed conditionby the fastener means 24. After the upper theriiedial portion of thebody thereof downwardly to the edges of the opposite vertical marginalportions 22 and 23 respectively,

Suitably secured'to the upperextremity of the medial'vertical portionofis'aid uppercover section 0 to extend longitudinally outwardjthereefrom, and so as tobe foldably related thereto, is an'articulated padsectionfi Preferably this pad section comprises an inner pad P. of vsuitable length andwidth, and an outer'pad P. which preferablytaperssomewhat in width and thickness toward its free extremity: Saidpads P and P are formed by external-walls 25 of flexible and preferablymoisture-proof sheet material, such efg." as a rubberized textilefabric.Opposed wall portions intermediate the pads P and P are brought'togetherand secured; as by stitching or i "play be opened out, with the padsection connectedtherewith also opened out'in extension there-'fronrisee Fig.3); The fastener means I1 may alsobe released, ifdesired, to loosen the lower cover section 0, whereupon the bottle B,containing its supply of fluid food, is inserted, bottom enddownward,into theinteriorcf the lower cover section'C, to rest on the bottommember I0,

and then said lower cover section C is secured andclosed by the fastenermeans H; .The nipple end of the inserted bottle projects from the openupper end of the cover section C. To assure a The external walls 25cover section C is thus closed, the pad section is swung over the openupper end thereof, and the outer, pad P is tucked thereinto, thustogether with the inner pad P serving to close the upper open end of theenclosure (see Figs. 1 and 2).

-When the feeding bottle is enveloped by the enclosureas abovedescribed, said enclosure. by reason ofits padded and heat and coldinsulating characteristics, will not only protect, the bottle against,accidental breakage, when the same is carried about, but will alsomaintain, for a reasonable period of time, the food content of thebottle at a desired temperature. It will be obvious that the enclosure;and the supplemental nipple member; protecting cap also serves to keelthe bottleandnipple member in cleaniand sanie tary condition until usetherecfior infant-feed ingisdesiredi When itis desired'to use the bottlefor infant feeding, the pad section 1PP; is opened out, and thenthe-upper cover section G"is released and also opened outlseeFig. '3),thus exposing the nipple end of the bottle B. Aftertheupper-coversection: C is opened out 'to the position shown in Fig.3, thefreeend-portion thereof is down-folded behind the lower. cover section Cand contained body of the bottle B enclosed withinthe latter (see Fig.4). The pad section P-P' is then folded back beneath the back-foldedportions of the cover section C, sothat, when e. g. the'bottle-isdeposited upon a pillowadjacent to the head of an infant to'be fed, thebottle will be supported by the pad section and spread cover section Cin a position downwardly inclined toward its nipple end. -By suchdisposition, when the nipple-member N is entered. in the infant's mouth,the inclined bottle B will assure constant fiow of the foodcontent-thereof to the nipple member N (see .Fig. 5). Should it bedesiredto incline the bottle at a steeper angle, such effect may beobtained by doubling back the outer pad Pf beneath the inner pad P, asshown in Fig. 6. i From the abovedescription ofour invention, it will beunderstood that a very'convenient enclosure for an infant's feedingbottle isafforded thereby, which not only protects the bottle and itscontent-when carried about prior to ieeding We are aware thatvariouschanges could be 'made in the above described constructions, and

that widely-diiferent embodiments of this invention could be madewithout departing from the scope thereof as defined by the herefollowingclaims. It is therefore intended that the matter set forth in theforegoing description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

We claim:

1. A combined enclosure and support for the purposes describedcomprising an upwardly open lower cover section within which an infantsfeeding bottle having a nipple end may be inserted with its nipple endprojecting therefrom, an upper cover section affixed to said lower coversection to extend beyond the upper end of the latter, said upper coversection being laterally foldable to closed position around said lowercover section and said nipple end of a bottle contained therein, meansto releasably retain said upper cover section in such closed position, apad section extending longitudinally from the upper extremity of saidupper cover section, said pad section being movable to engage in andacross the open end of the closed upper cover section whereby to closesaid open end, said upper cover section. when opened, being adapted tobe folded into underlying relation to the lower cover section and saidpad section being adapted to be folded into underlying relation to saidthus positioned upper cover section, whereby to support the lower coversection and contained bottle on a side thereof with the bottledownwardly inclined toward its projecting nipple end.

2. A combined enclosure and support for the purposes described asdefined in claim 1 wherein said respective cover sections comprisepadded Walls of flexible material.

3. A combined enclosure and support for the purposes described asdefined in claim 1 wherein said respective cover sections comprisepadded walls of flexible .material, the padding being of heat and coldinsulating character.

4. A combined enclosure and support for the purposes described asdefined in claim 1 wherein said respective cover sections comprisesuperposed plies of moisture resistant sheet material and an interppsedpadding material.

5. A combined enclosure and support for the purposes described asdefined in claim 1 wherein said respective cover sections comprisesuperposed plies of moisture resistant sheet material and an interposedpadding material, said padding material being of heat and coldinsulating character.

6. A combined enclosure and support for the purposes describedcomprising an upwardly open lower cover section within which an infantsfeeding bottle having a nipple end may be inserted with its nipple endprojecting therefrom, an upper cover section aflixed to said lower coversection to extend beyond the upper end of the latter, said upper sectionbeing laterally foldable lto closed position around said lower coversection and said nipple end of a bottle contained therein, means toreleasably retain said upper cover section in such closed position, anarticulated pad section hingedly connected with the upper extremity ofsaid upper cover section, said pad section including at least an innerpad member and an outer tapered pad member hingedly interconnected, saidpad section being movable to dispose its inner pad member across theopen end of said closed upper cover section with the outer pad membertucked into said upper coversection whereby to hold the pad section inclosed relation to the latter, said upper cover section, when opened,being adapted to be folded into underlying relation to the lower coversection and said pad section being adapted to be folded into underlyingrelation to said thus positioned uppercover section, whereby to supportthe lower cover sect-ion and contained bottle on a side thereof with thebottle downwardly inclined toward its projecting nipple end.

7. A combined enclosure and support for the purposes described asdefined in claim 6 wherein walls of said respective cover sections andpad section comprise moisture resistant sheet material and paddingmaterial confined by said walls.

8. A combined enclosure and support for the purposes described asdefined in claim 6 wherein said respective pad section and coversections comprise superposed plies of moisture resistant sheet materialand interposed padding material, at least the padding material of saidcover sections being of heat and cold insulating character.

9. A combined enclosure and support for the purposes described asdefined in claim 1 including a detachable protective cap for the nippleend of the inserted bottle.

10. A combined enclosure and support for the purposes described asdefined in claim 6 including a detachable protective cap for the nippleend of the inserted bottle.

ELI E. SILVERMAN. MARCUS GREENE. SEYMOUR GREENSPAN.

